Gate-hinge



ji El GATE HINGE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26, I919- 13583710. Pam-mm NW.

2 SHEETS-SHEET i 1 ywa'wtoz UNITED STATES rarest cries.

JAMES EDWARD DAY, or ISAB LLA, MANITOBA, onnann.

GATE-'I-IINGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.lPatentedNov. 16, eeo.

Application filed March 26, 19 19. seriarno. 285,160.

T 0 all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that 1, JAMES E. 'DAY, a subgect oi the King of England, reslding at Isabella, in the Province of Manitoba and Dominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Gate-Hinges, of which the following is a specification.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a hinge for use in conjunction with gates and similar closures whereby the use of a spring is avoided and yet such gate automatically returned to closed position after having been opened. To this end the invention comprises a novelhinge forsupporting the gate, door or other closure de vice at the lower end, this hinge operating to raise the center of gravity of the door or gate when the latter is opened, so as to The same numerals of reference designate fiore the same parts throughout the several ures of the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a gate employing the improved hinge.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of portion of the structure shown in Fig. 1 but illustrates the gate in open position.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 8+3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4.- l of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of th elements comprised in the lower hinge.

6 is a perspective view of another of the elements comprised in the bottom hinge.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of thethird or remaining element comprised in the bottom hinge.

As shown, the invention is employed in conjunction with a gate 1 whichis of the usual character of swinging gate, being made with an open frame and wire stretched across this frame. It is obvious, however,

that the gate per so is not to be restricted to this construction. The gate is swingingly attached to a post 2 and latches to a post 3, these two posts defining the gate opening which the gate, when in closed position, V

intendedto close.

A. keeper 4 is mounted on the post 3 and its construction such as apparent in the drawing, to permit the engagement of the spring latch o-which is carried by the. gate .1 to whose frame it is attached. The gate is designed to swing to the open position to either side of the posts 2' and and the construction of the keeper makes for the engagement of the latch when the gate swings to closed-position from either direction'in which it is opened.

The. gate is hingediy attached to the post 2 and this hinged connection provides an upper hinge which is in the form of a bolt 6 inserted transversely through the post 2 and secured lH 'PlZLCG thereinby a nut 7. This bolt 18 formed with an upstanding stud 8 which engages 1n an eye 9 appropriately carried by the frame of the gate. The

weignt of the gate obviously operates to keep the eye in engagementwith the stud but the same time permits angular movement or theeye relat ve to the stud and its attendant blade. i

The bottom hinge comprises a bolt 10 also insertedtransversely through the post 2 and secured in place therein by a nut. 11. This bolt 10, howeveryis formed with a idisklike head. lQ-the axis of which is at right angles to theaxis ofthe bolt'and this head lies with its fiatfa'cesin horizontal planes. The head is formed with a central eye 13 and with radially projecting teeth 14 on its upper face, these teeth 14: extending from the eye 13 to the periphery of the head. Resting upon this head 12, a second element of the hinge is carried, this second element comprising a disklilre body portion 15 formed with a central eye 16 andwith radially disposed teeth on itsunderface extending from the eye to its periphery. The teeth on the body portion 15 correspond with the teeth 14 on the head 12, so that when the bodyportion 15 is placed uponthe head the two may eff ct an interlocking engagement which prevents relative angular movement. This body portion 15 is secured to the head 12 by means or" a bolt 17 passed through the eyes 16 and 13 with its head resting on'top of the bodyportion 15 and with the nut 18 which is secured to the bolts threaded; lower end abutting the underface of the head 12. The element of the hinge comprising the body portion 15 is formed at diainetrically opposite sides with radially projecting arms 19 at the extremities of which:

there are upstanding studs20.

' The third element otthe lower hinge is attached to the gate 1 and this third element element of the lower hinges In'attac'hing thatpart of the hingecomprising the body portion 15 to the head 12 01 the post-engage ment element, however, the said bodyportion shoulfdbe so set that its arms. 19 are made to stand ina plane at rightangles to the plane of the gate when the latter is in closed position. v yoke engage both studs 20 with the-gate in closed position but in the .event it that the gateis opened, one or the other of the forks and the attendant stud 20.;become the piv otal member of the'lower hinge, the remain-,-

ing for leaving itsattendant stud with the result that that edge of the gate adjacent i the post 2 is thrown out of parallelism with. p the post, the lower end of the gate. being farther spaced away from-the post than the upper end, whereby the iorward end of the gate is raised, so that when the gate isre-' leased it must'peri orce swing back to closed position in which position the forwarder free end is at the lowest level at which it can stand in any position of the ,g'ate'o either side of the gate opening' Obviously the particular form ot'low'er hinge makes it. unnecessary to exercise great care in its attachment to thegate post,that, portion of the hinge. carriedby' the post con- I the exact position of closure.

Thus'the two. forks of'the sisting of two parts relatively adjustable making for the right positioning of that ele ment of the hinge'carrying the studs 20 so that the studs may be positioned to swing the gate directly into closure position. YVith the post engaging element of the hinge inone part instead of two: as shown and should it not be initially positioned properly,"the gatewould not swing to a stand in The invention having been described what is newand useful is: a

1. A gate hinge comprisingayoke having 'means forattachment to, a gate, the said yoke beingformed with forks at its ends, a

member ror attachment to the gate support,

the said member beingiorined with "a disklike headdesigned to lie with its upper face in substantially a horizontal plane, a second member formed with at disklike body and withlaterally extending arms on either side,

the said arms being formed at their extremities with upstanding studs which the forks of the yoke engage, and means connecting the said bodyto the said disklike head.

2. Agate hinge comprising a yoke having means for attachment to a gate, the said yoke being formed. with forks at its ends, a member for attachment to thejgate support, said member being formed with a disklike head having its upper 'face disposed in a substantially' horizontal plane and formed with a plurality ofradiallyprojecting teeth,

v a second member formed 1 with a disklike body and with corresponding teeth and resting upon the "disklikehead er the first memher, the second member being formed with lateral-1y extending arms having upright studs at their extremities with which the forks of the yoke alternately engage, and a bolt passing through the disklike head and diskli ke body to detachablyrseeure them to gether. 1 r

Intestimony whereof Ix'aflix my signature.

JAMES EDWARD DAY. 1 

